Fear in the Night (1947 film)
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| Directed by | Maxwell Shane |
| Screenplay by | Maxwell Shane |
| Based on | the story "Nightmare" by Cornell Woolrich |
| Produced by | William H. Pine William C. Thomas |
| Starring | Paul Kelly DeForest Kelley Ann Doran Kay Scott |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
| Edited by | Howard A. Smith |
| Music by | Rudy Schrager |
Production company | Pine-Thomas Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $128,000 or $200,000 |
Fear in the Night is an American 1947 film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane, starring Paul Kelly and DeForest Kelley (in his film debut). It is based on the Cornell Woolrich story "And So to Death" (retitled "Nightmare" in 1943). Woolrich is credited under pen name William Irish. The film was remade by the same director in 1956 with the title Nightmare this time starring Edward G. Robinson playing the cop and Kevin McCarthy.